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New executive vice president brings Six Sigma training to new role
(OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – April 15, 2008) Anne Marie Benedicto today begins her new role as chief of staff and executive vice president of Support Operations for The Joint Commission.
Benedicto, who recently completed her Six Sigma green belt training, was previously the administrator for both the Office for Excellence in Patient Care at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and for the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Health Policy. She also held finance-related positions at the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, including reimbursement director for Bellevue Hospital Center.
At The Joint Commission, Benedicto will provide day-to-day oversight and coordination of human resources, information technology, office services, and board and committee activities. Benedicto will oversee the development of Internet data products that provide information about health care providers to the public, purchasers, and health care professionals. In addition, Benedicto will be responsible for the leadership of The Joint Commission operations team and the coordination of common functions between The Joint Commission and its not-for-profit affiliate, Joint Commission Resources (JCR).
“Anne Marie’s hands-on experience within large health care organizations and understanding of Six Sigma will be important in The Joint Commission’s efforts to explore new methods for improving health care quality and safety,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission. “I am delighted that she will be joining us and adding her energies and expertise to help us achieve our goals.”
Benedicto holds a master of public policy and administration and a master of public health from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.